In fact, as early as half a month ago, Ronan handed over the script written by Lindsay Beale to David Fincher through the hand of his agent, and after David Fincher passed on his interested attitude, Ronan officially asked him to return to Los Angeles to meet.

Unlike the films that are always full of cold black shots and brutal themes, David Fincher himself speaks slowly and logically, like an ordinary middle-aged man whose edges and corners have been smoothed out by life.

The two shook hands and greeted each other, and David Fincher said directly: "Mr. Anderson, I like several horror films produced by your company very much, especially the jigsaw in "Chainsaw", and there will be a sequel to shoot later, right?

Having seen all the movies directed by David Fincher, Ronan was not surprised, saying: "This project is currently in charge of director James Win, and I don't know the specifics. ”

What David Fincher said is indeed one of the directions in which the film can develop in the future, but the focus of the second sequel is still on the brutal organ killings themselves, rather than digging into the perverted psychology of jigsaws.

In fact, including the first one, the film's shaping of jigsaws is superficial.

James Wing is not David Fincher after all, and he is a director with very strong commercial attributes.

David Fincher stroked his sparse beard and said, "I'm a big fan of jigsaws with a sociopathic type. ”

Ronan smiled: "That's why there are "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Fight Club". ”

Hearing this, David Fincher couldn't help but laugh.

Ronan remembers very well that David Fincher used to say something - I think people are very perverted, at least I have it in my personality, which is the foundation of my directorial career.

Starting from "The Seven Deadly Sins", David Fincher has made movies so far, and almost all of the prominent characters have an antisocial or perverted side.

Someone once said that if you like David Fincher, then there will be some "perverted" elements in your personality.

At that time, Ronan also thought about this question very seriously, and it seemed that there was some truth in it.

For example, when he was a child, he had a kitten at home, and Ronan liked it so much that every time he held it in his arms, he would suddenly have the idea of hugging it tightly.

It's true!

I'm afraid many people have been in a similar situation.

But in the end, it was reason that prevailed, and reason overpowered the dark side.

David Fincher's film is precisely to expand the dark side infinitely.

In some ways, David Fincher is good at making scar films.

David Fincher put away his smile, patted the script next to him, and said, "I love stories that reflect the dark side of human nature and society, I love this script, and ...... The heroine of the script!"

Ronan continued, "We can work together on this project. ”

David Fincher was silent for a short time, and Ronan did not speak, quietly waiting for David Fincher to make a decision.

This is a standard noir project, which has to create both the noir style of the film and the commercial value, and Ronan cannot find a more suitable director than David Fincher for the time being.

Although David Fincher was not born in a professional class and did not go through systematic film studies, he entered George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic work in 1980 and participated in the production of many films.

Five years later, David Fincher filmed the documentary "Beating the Drum of Life", and with the film's shooting experience and the accumulation of network resources, he got the opportunity to shoot a commercial.

Since then, David Fincher has focused on commercials as well as music music videos, and won Best Director at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Then there is the well-known resume, Twentieth Century Fox came to the door and hired David Fincher to direct the sci-fi thriller movie "Alien 3", and David Fincher officially moved to the big screen.

David Fincher's films are very visually striking and have a strong personal style, but because of his long-term relationship as a commercial and music MV director, he can better express his personal style and have commercial value.

Whether it was or is now, except for a very few films used to rush to the Olympics, David Fincher's works are often full of thriller and suspense, and the focus of the film is directly to the dark places of human nature and society.

In particular, the commercial failure of "Fight Club" has taught David Fincher a lot of lessons, and the later films have maintained the characteristics of film noir while innovating on the basis of traditional film noir, incorporating elements of modern commerce.

"Mr. Anderson, I'm very interested in this script. David Fincher doesn't hide this, but as a personality director, a director who has been through the fucking things of Alien 3, there are a few things that must be said upfront: "There are a few things I have to say in order to avoid unnecessary trouble later. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Please speak." ”

David Fincher said slowly: "I'm currently working on a film project called Lord of Dogtown, and I have to wait until this film is completed before I can start working on a new film. ”

"No problem. Ronan knows this: "The schedule can be coordinated, and Relativity Entertainment is not in a hurry about this project." ”

The most basic prerequisites were met, and David Fincher gradually revealed his true intentions: "I have carefully studied the script, and I have made some basic ideas recently. ”

Ronan asked, "The script has two endings, and I discussed it many times with the screenwriter, Miss Lindsay Beal, and finally decided to listen to the director. ”

"I suggest choosing the second ending, the heroine is alive is the biggest mockery of this society. David Fincher did not hesitate to put forward his own advice: "She is alive and more shocking to the audience's psyche than dead, my ideal style, this film is a wild black comedy, it will make people feel socially absurd, make people laugh and at the same time be intensely uneasy, even heart-wrenching." ”

"I hope it's another Seven Deadly Sins. Ronan was very direct about what he wanted: "Not Fight Club." ”

David Fincher is not just entering the film industry, understands what Ronan means, and says: "I will not ignore the commercial value of the film. I will make the audience happy to watch this film, but I will not let the audience leave their seats easily and happily after watching it. ”

Ronan nodded slowly: "Director Finch, I believe you have this ability." ”

"Alien 3" was really a big hole back then, so David Fincher became cautious when taking on any film project, so as not to cause a fierce conflict with the producer, which led to a complete loss of control over the film.

He did study the script carefully and made some assumptions, so he opened his briefcase and pulled out a few copies of the storyboard that had obviously been carefully prepared.

The first picture David Fincher handed Ronan was not an artwork, but a photograph.

A delicate woman in a black professional suit, with her back to the window, stands in the middle of an apartment.

The curtains were drawn in the apartment, and the dark curtain cloth covered the windows, making the sky outside unusually gloomy, causing the light in the room to be dim, and a few white ornaments, but showing a blurry gray, the woman in front of the window looked very delicate at first glance, but if you looked closely, you found that her entire face was shrouded in shadows, and she couldn't see clearly at all.

"Is this ......," Ronan asked.

David Fincher simply explained: "I took advantage of the crew's conditions to shoot this envisioned composition of the heroine's apartment, which was also a more direct reflection of the style of the film I conceived. ”

Ronan understood that David Fincher was not generally interested in the project, but was worried that the producers would be too involved.

David Fincher said: "The temperament of the film in the future will be very dark. He pointed to the photograph: "Dark human society, dark tones, eventually merge into a dark visual aesthetics." ”

He simply said: "Just like this scene, when the heroine embarks on the path she has chosen, even in a scene in direct sunlight, the character is always hidden in the shadows. ”

Combined with the movies he has seen, Ronan has a feeling that for David Fincher, his unique visual aesthetic style and the image world he has built that make the audience feel a strong sense of substitution are also the reasons why he is "loved".

In his films, there is a very "Virgo" high standard for the detailed presentation of every frame in the film, and no frame appears by chance or randomly.

At the same time, each frame has been analyzed and decided to be presented.

David Fincher gave Ronan a few storyboard artwork, waited for Ronan to look through it, and said: "This is the scene of the heroine's college graduation, which is very representative, the graduation ceremony is placed in the daytime, but I will make it feel like it is midnight, the sun is white, but I will make the saturation very low, making people feel that the role of the sun is only responsible for lighting up the venue." ”

He added: "But darkness and light are opposites, the tone is dark, but the overall picture is bright, which can highlight a sense of desolation and is more in line with the characteristics of the whole film." ”

Ronan pondered David Fincher's words, occasionally trying to recall David Fincher's films, such as "House of Cards" and "Gone Girl", to name a few.

David Fincher is a director with a very personality, because of the bad experience of "Alien 3", even if he is very interested in this film project, but he can't get Ronan's promise, he will still choose to give up.

"Yes. Ronan didn't make David Fincher wait too long, and quickly made a decision: "Director Fincher, you are responsible for the film from preparation to shooting to post-production, but I have a request, the edited version you submit must be satisfactory to me, and the filming and production of the film can be considered complete." ”

Although David Fincher was not given the final editing rights, it was not too close.